What I learned behind the camera
To develop a character, there has to be a story behind them, and every frame that carries that story has to be lit and executed properly.
Don't move the character to suit the light. Move the light to suit the character. Every change in light tone changes how a character reads, and multiple angles give you room to reveal them or hide a cut.
Marathi web series · ItsMajja
Maitricha Saatbara
What I felt
I started this series before I really understood filmmaking. As the series grew, I grew with it as an editor.
It taught me that the cut decides who a character is. An angle, a reaction, a few extra seconds held on a face can make someone look beautiful, dull or dangerous. I learned to build a character and pull the emotion out of a scene, so the audience knows who is good before anyone says it.
